283:-type army groups, which often overlapped with each other. For instance, "Army Group South" of the Invasion of Poland became "Army Group A" of the Western Campaign, which became "Army Group Center" during Operation Barbarossa. "Army Group North" during the Invasion of Poland became "Army Group B" in the west and then "Army Group South" in the east. "Army Group C" during the Polish and French campaigns became "Army Group North" during the Soviet campaign. The following diagram attempts to show what
520:(May–June 1940) was conducted with three army groups: Army Group B on the right flank, Army Group A in the center, and Army Group C in a generally defensive stance on the left flank (opposite the
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638:was formed in the German-occupied Netherlands.
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212:Heeresgruppe Nordukraine
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245:Heeresgruppe Südukraine
712:Tessin, Georg (1977).
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251:Army Group Upper Rhine
634:On 11 November 1944,
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167:Heeresgruppe Afrika
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98:3rd Hungarian Army
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